Washoe County Registrar Luanne Cutler is backing off her prediction of a 34 percent voter turnout for the June 10 primary after early-voting totals from last weekend were less than expected.

Through Sunday, 10,670 voters have cast ballots during the early-voting period in Washoe County. That equals 4.9 percent of the county's nearly 218,000 registered voters.

The interest in the race for Reno mayor was expected to be a catalyst for a voter turnout, Cutler said earlier. But that's not the case so far, she said.

"I'm starting to wonder about that a little bit, to be honest," Cutler said about her 34 percent prediction. "It has been so much of a distinct pattern over the years. The midterms have been roughly 30 to 32 and 33 percent (in voter turnout). So I am a little surprised we are not seeing a better turnout yet."

So far, Republican voters have outpaced Democrats in early-voting in Washoe, 5,532 to 3,854. Washoe's 10,670 total also includes non-partisan and minor-party voters, Cutler said. Last week, Republicans cast ballots 774 ballots on Friday and 663 on Saturday.

Early voting ends Friday at 6 p.m. in most locations in Washoe County.

Statewide early-voting totals are similar to Washoe's, as 4.9 percent of the state's registered voters have voted so far, according to statistics released Monday by the secretary of state.

Carson City doubled Washoe numbers as more than 10 percent of its registered voters already voting. In Clark County, Nevada most populous county, 4.2 percent of registered voters have voted.